Shock-absorbing fender



June 19, 1923. 1,459,652

'W\ G. CO)(' SHOCK ABS ORBING FENDER Filed March 5'. 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 June w, 1923'. 1 1,45%52 W G. COX

SHOCK ABSORBING FENDER Filed March 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 W6. COX.

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a: e'specifieetion. V N 3 M wention reieiesito e11 inipro 'em'ent in shock 'bsorbing fenders or hufiers for inoior rehi'eies, the device being partieniariy i constructed to ?)813 it eonveriienh ee tech'-' nient thereof io eibher end of the vehicle and said here.

to frames or varying "widtiiyand. es eXem-' piified in ihe drawings ennerredhereto, the

device comprises fl plureii sy of spring pact bars fietechebiy afiixegi n a Simple way to :1 p'airpf spring supporting bars in the.

' fern-1 of elongated yokes arranged horizontally in siizi e'ri reiation at the eideof iih is, is a perspective i 'ie'e of the front (me of e.-'znot0r vehicle equippeci with older or buffer oi 'my i11 volition, and Figfl'is' 21 sop'vieii' of the same parts, Fig. is aside eie aiion and vertical SECLIOH Ion hoe-3 of F 1g. and F 1g;

4% is'ii vertical section on iinef ii--4- of Fig.

2.. Fig. 5 is a perspective View of a yoke member. Fig. 6 is a perspective View oft-he rearend of a. motor vehicle equipped Withv the devlce and Fig. 7'15 :1 top View of the same partsvcorresponding to Fig. 2; but

showing a slightly modified formof'yoke men'iber. "Fig; 8 isa perspective viewfof the,

modified form of yoke shown in Fig.7.

As shown, the buffing fender consists of a pair of fiatspring' bars 2 and '3, respectiveiy, rigidly connected in spaced horizonto} parallelism and vertical alignmentby a air of elongated yokes 4' and 5, respectively. hese yokes are alike in construetionanci spaced spare a substantial distance from each other opposite the middle impact portion of the im moi; bars and also retireii from the curves ends 6 of the bars. yoke is made of a straight bar of metal havits opposite end poriiions heni; forwerdiy and thence toward. eaeh :iher, one extremity T being straight and pm'aiiei with the main body fihereof and having a. bait opening 8 therein, and the other extremity being hent' aiownwardly at its edge and thence upwardi'i' on straight lines to provide e flat verzical ei-stension 9 having a pair of bolt openings I separate nuijs 1 5 pairi'fiiei hers bod Deletions oi ho'tii' oizes iie in i bil'fi opposite the longitudinal some,

downwzirdiy therebetween. Thus, he is end port-ion of each yoke may he o it toriees. semi No. were.

10 ;therein at e highersnci iowereie've'eion than opening 8 in ihe'opjnesite extremity The two unoeci hers hevefooib onenm eiie r fiat iaces back zirom the r eoiapt'efi i'oi eeei've-hol ihreugh openings at sio-ns 9 0i both 'yoirese and o respee 'i ghereby permitting the/two inipaes oars and 3, respeetlv'eiy, to he festeneririei-eeh 137 said yoke eriiensions by s'e-iei ooiis and 2. fig rigid memoi s. "tachmenb hf the yokese'n'ci hers is mined by damping i; '9. other ext: I of-the ibwo yokes toihe rear 'Si'fifiS hairs, using-separate bolts o Plates or (iiISiKf-J' l5, and nuts This mode of attachingshe yokes is made possihiehe 'ez'iuse the short-straight horikoneei exti'emi- 70f each yoke is eiigneciciisi'eciiy oppo site the' horizontal. some 'een the {we ien the s oiteeiaidifferent 91ers. o upon is Btu sion s 9'01? said yokes."

in fee horizontal plane rearwerciiyfoif the tween the bars to permit them. so he. tened to the 'vehictiefreine'en'iis1&e1ther' by shackle-bolt fittings 19, and U-oo'its as. shown in Fig. 2 or by clamping breakers;

such as delineated inFig. T TiEeSE-fiiZ-a: tl-ngs jor braekets ,.maybe of eny'suiiebie kind or style but byv using such devices or.

ei ui 'alent means' I ein enabled to. engage the yokes at any point on the extended L straight body portions 13 thereof and fesiien :j the fender'or buffer as a wholeto 'vehieie friimes of'difi'erent Width, or to the rear or front end of the some eerinesmneh es the" chassis frames of motor ehicles in general are wider at the rear the'neiitheir iirone.

However, to meet the eonn on practice of mounting a spare tire 22 upon rear 43316. of a motor vehicle intermediate the projeeiing ends of the frame the feolies be slightly modified to increase or Wi 'i.

space between th m reerwarriiy of hie imp pact bars so that e eirenier section of. the spare t-II'E. may have aimpie room to n -,means adapted to tremity oi the yoke, or in the op osit dilj provide a straight clamping-extender for a motor fender for-a motor Y vehicle, comprising a plurality of im act.

bars, and elongated supportingyokes av-c ing bent extremities extendin forwardly and afibxed separately. in space relationto the rearlf'aces of both said bars;

3. A- shock-absorbing fender for a motor vehicle, comprising a plurality of separate impact bars spacedapart vertically, a pair of elongated supperting yokes affixed separately'in spaced relation to the rear sides of saidhara'and supporting brackets adapted to-he afixed'to the meter. vehicle having clamp said yokes adjustablyrthereto; T

t A shock-absorbingfender for. a motor vehicle, comprisin'gparallel' impact bars, and

elongated yokes at the rear 'sides'of said bars having. bent' extremities extending forwardly and independently connected 'vv'ith both aaidloars.- p 5. A'sl' ock absorbing fender for .amotor vehicle','comprising a pair. of parallel impact bars yokes horizr'm'tafly arranged at the rear of. said bars having bent extremities adapted to en age both bars,- and clamping devices detacia site extremities of each I to said tars. 6. A shock-absorbing tender for a,motor yoke independently 0' plurality of-parallel lily securing the oppo- "and a pair 01 yokes adapted to support said bars, eacli'yoke having a vertical extremity" cgnd a horizontal extremity connected to said j are. V a 8.]A shock absorbing fender for a motor vehicle, comprising parallel impact bars vertically spaced apart, a pair of separate yokes ghavin bentextremities engaged with the. rear sldes of said bars, and clamping means for said bars extending through the space betweensaid bars and connecting with said extremities. f i

vehicle, comprisin parallel impact bars, supporting yokes aving bent extremities engaging said, bars, fastening devices ex-- tending through each bar and connecting with one extremity of each yoke, and supplemental clamping devices extending between parallel bars and connecting with the oppo site extremities of each yoke. V 10. A shock-absorbingflfender for amotor vehicle, comprising a pair of parallel irripact bars, a pair of supporting yokes for said bare-each yoke having its opposite 1 extremities bent at right angles in respect to .each other, and separate clamping devices detachably connecting the'extremities of said yokes to said bars.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature hereto. I I

"VI LLIA'M G. cox.

' 9. A shock absorhingfender for a motor 

